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Ouidah : the social history of a West African slaving 'port', 1727-1892 /

Ouidah, an African town in the Republic of Benin, was the principal precolonial commercial center of its region and the second-most-important town of the Dahomey kingdom. It served as a major outlet for the transatlantic slave trade.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Law, Robin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2004.
Colección:Western African studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Origins: Ouidah before the Dahomian conquest
  • The Dahomian conquest of Ouidah
  • Dahomian Ouidah
  • The operation of the Atlantic slave trade
  • De Souza's Ouidah: the era of the illegal slave trade 1815-39
  • The era of transition: from slaves to palm oil 1840-57
  • Dissention & decline: Ouidah under King Glele 1858-77
  • From Dahomian to French rule 1878-92.